Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 22266, John Gilmore, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass
Gilmore, John. Gillmore or
S. 22 266
CONTENTS

order to Pay. letter to J. Fleming. P. agent 25. March. 1834.
See cu. m. Mar. 15: 1835-
Transf. to Pennsylvania, from 4. March 1834 - Apr. 1: 1835-
+ Pennsylvania. John Gilmore
Madison Co. in the State of N. York who was a Sergeant in the Comp. command by Captain Lander. of the Regt. command by Col. Seward in the Mass line for 8 Mo. Ser. } $ 40. 8 " Piv } 26.66 $ 66.66
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 66 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of Feb 1835 and due to Mrs. Eliza Hamilton.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. } $ 33.32 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4/1/35 } 33.33 $ 166.66
Recorded by G. C. [Signature] Clerk, Book E. Vol. 4. Page 58. Revolutionary Claim, Rpt June 7, 1832.

Application for a Transfer
State of Penn a } on this 18 th day of October Essex County } 1834 before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for the said County of Essex Personally appeared John Gillmore who on his oath declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain David Gowdin in the regiment commanded by Col. Woodbridge in the service of the United States that his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed that he now resides in the State of Pennsylvania where he intends to remain and wishes his pension to be there payable in future and that his reasons for removing to the State of Penn a were being old and infirm to obtain the aid and protection of his Daughter and Son in Law who had previously moved to said State of Penn a Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year John Gillmore aforesaid Wm Gray Justice of Peace
State of Penn a } be it known that before me Essex County } William Gray Esq. a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Ivory Bassett and made oath in due form of law that John Gillmore who signed the above affidavit is the identical Pensioner therein described who is to him well known Sworn and subscribed { Ivory Bassett this 18 th day of October 1834 before me Wm Gray Justice of Peace

State of Penn a ss I certify that Ivory Bapett who has in the above affidavit sworn to the Identity of John Gillmore is a person of veracity whose declaration can be depended upon same date as above
Wm Gray Justice of Peace
State of Penn a ss I certify that the inter- polation of the word person in the affidavit of Ivory Bapett was made before signing --- same date as above
Wm Gray Justice of Peace
State of Pennsylvania ss Erie County ss I Edward Nelson Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Erie Certify William Gray is a Magistrate as above and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his are genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and Affixed the Seal of said Court eighth day of November A.D. 1834
Edward Nelson Clerk

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John Gillmore Madison Co N.Y.
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Amended as understated John Gillmore
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J. B. Eldridge Hamilton Co N.Y.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 16 183 3
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Gellmon Madison Cook
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     enl'd April 4 775 - until 1 July - - - - 3 8 Private Capt. Lander Lieut. Lander Gen. Washington Bunker Hill Boston Cambridge 82 Years Town of Evidence of d. Nash for   vol. Dec. 1776 - disch'd Dec. 1777 - 1 5 Sergeant Capt. Lander Lieut. Lander Gen. Washington Bunker Hill Boston Cambridge 82 Years Town of 8 MO April 1775 to July 1776 -   vol. July - - - - disch'd Oct. - - - - 3 Private Capt. Lander Lieut. Lander Gen. Washington Bunker Hill Boston Cambridge 82 Years Town of V. L. Lander died Oct. 1776   enl'd April 7 778 - disch'd Oct. 2nd - 6 Private Capt. Lander Lieut. Lander Gen. Washington Bunker Hill Boston Cambridge 82 Years Town of  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. (The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.)
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
John N. Atkin

Declaration of John Gilmore
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832
State of New York } On the eighth day of October 1832 personally Monroe County ss } appeared before the judges of the Court of Common Pleas No. Sitting John Gilmore a resident of Brockport in said County aged eighty two years, who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as here in stated
That at the commencement of the Revolutionary War he resided in the Town of Canajoharie in the State of Connecticut  Massachusetts , immediately after news of Lexington Battle he enlisted into Company commanded by Daniel Snodgrass Captain, Robert Hamilton Lieutenant and Jacob Harschell Ensign, that they were first Mustered at Canajoharie the last of April 1775 and Marched to Cambridge near Boston where they joined Regiment commanded by Colonel Woodbridge, where they remained stationed thru' the summer of that year when Bunker Hill Battle took place then Regiment was at Cambridge
That while they were at Cambridge General Putnam had the command — and as was there until about the fourth of July General Washing- — ton took the command and continued in command until the Autumn left which was about the first of January. That he enlisted and was Mustered about the last of April, that he enlisted for eight months which time he served, when his enlistment expired he was discharged and returned home to Canajoharie, but did not receive a written discharge
That in the fall of 1776 later, a Company to which he then belonged at Healy in Massachusetts turned out and formed themselves into a Company of Volunteers under John Childs Captain and John Stuart Lieutenant, they first Mustered at Healy and this Regiment as one of the Company They first Marched by Bennington to Ticonderoga and to

Ticonderoga where they joined the 10th Regiment commanded by Colonel Leonard, and remained until they were discharged.
That he enlisted as a volunteer and served as a Sergeant and received pay as such, that that they first mustered the last days of November and were discharged at Ticonderoga in the month of April that he served this campaign five months, which was the time for which he enlisted.
That the last of July there was an alarm at Kennebec Valley where he then lived and this alert turned out as a volunteer in a company commanded by Robert Hamilton Captain They marched for Bennington in Vermont where they arrived soon after the Battle at that place, and were for a short time under General Starks. They remained in service two or three weeks when
They were discharged and this alert returned to Valley again immediately after his return. There was another alarm and he returned out the second time they did not then organize into a company but went as in great haste they started for the north river in the State of New York. When they got near Saratoga they fell in with and this alert joined a company then under the command of the above said Captain Hamilton, after he found the company they were stationed at and about Stillwater & Saratoga until after Burgoyne's defeat. They were in several skirmishes but not in the main Battle neither of the days, but say what regiment they at this time belonged if they were attached to any, that soon after Burgoyne surrendered and gave

up his Arms & Captain Hamiltons Company was discharged which was the last of October and this Subservant then returned home, that he served the two last campaigns same over three months but the prime time they were discharged Mustered and discharged at each he cant say as kept no record nor has he any means of refreshing his recollection
That the year team Wallis was taken in the month of April this Subservant still living at Healy enlisted with two Gages of men to a team commanded by Colonel Josiah Healy of Boston for seven months, he enlisted with Captain John Denson at Healy that they first went to Park's Hill in the State of New York where they were stationed the the principle part of the summer. While stationed there his Team and Waggons were sent to the South, but this Subservant remained at Park Hill, and served until within one month of the expiration of the time for which he enlisted when he was discharged and returned home, that he was discharged the last of October he served under this enlistment between six and seven months the Terms of his enlistment were that he was to have for the service of himself and Team Ten Shillings Massachusetts currency per day, his Team and Waggons were priced when he entered the service and were to be priced when his term of service expired, in other words priced for at the first appraisal that he drew his pay and rations from the continental stores and pay masters, and while in service and when not with his team and other duty as a soldier.
Sworn & Subscribed to this
9 th day of October 1832 -
A. S. Sloan Clk.
John G. Gilmore

And the said Jan Gilman did this and there upon his Oath Make the following answers upon his oath to the several interrogatories put to him by the Court (as prescribed by the War department.)
1 st That he was born in the year 1750 in the Town of Pelham and State of Massachusetts 2 nd That he was at the time of his age 3 rd Was living in Barnstable Massachusetts when called into service since the Revolution he was first in the Green Heavily a number years then in Shurton then New York then where he now lives. 4 th When he was called into service he enlisted the first time the other times he volunteered 5 th That he has stated in his declaration all he can recollect of the affairs and troops with which he served and the details of his service. 6 th Never received a written discharge 7 th That Joseph Batchelder Joseph Phelps & Joseph Batchelder acquainted with him and can testify as to his character for veracity and their opinion of his having been a soldier in the Revolution

(Seal) We Joseph Clarke of Brookfield and Samuel Phelps of Hamilton do certify that we are acquainted with John Gilmore who has solemnly and sworn to the following Declaration that we believe him to be seventy two years of age. That it is reported and believed in the neighborhood where he resides that he was a soldier in the Revolution and was captured in that service & in which further certify that the said Gilmore is a man of good character for veracity Joseph Clarke
Sworn & subscribed to this 9 th day of October 1832 - before me - A. S. Sloan Clk
Samuel Phelps
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the Matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant, was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as he states. And the Court further Certifies, that it appears to them that Joseph Clarke, who has signed the preceding Certificate is a resident of the town of Brookfield in said County, and that Samuel Phelps, who has also signed the same is a resident of the town of Hamilton in said County, and that they are credible persons, and that their statement is entitled to credit. I, Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Madison, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the Original Proceedings in the Matter of the Application of John Gilmore for a pension - In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this ninth day of October 1832. A. S. Sloan Clk
Sept 1 st 1832
J B Richardson Pres Judge March 1 st 1832

State of New York } Alner Nash of Hoosick in said Madison County } County being duly sworn, do hereby depose and say that he is seventy seven years of age, that he resided at the commencement of the Revolution - in Amherst in the State of Massachusetts, that immediately after Lexington Battle he joined a company commanded by Captain Leonard of Tenth Ward - Bridges Regiment that they went to Cambridge where they were stationed through the siege, as until their disbandment, which was eight months, that John Gilmore who then resided in Cambridge in Massachu- -setts and now resides in Brookfield in Madison County after service, was then a soldier in Colonel Woodbridge Regiment and this deponent thinks he served the whole campaign, that after the campaign this deponent was acquainted with said Gilmore and from common - conversation at that time and from what this deponent then knew the said Gilmore was much in the army after the campaign mentioned and that since the Revolution and before any pensions were granted the soldiers of the Revolution he has frequently heard the said Gilmore mention his services in the Revolu- -tion and that said Gilmore always stated that he had served several different campaigns and was in particular when he enlisted with his team and further this deponent saith not.
Subscribed & sworn before me September 10 th 1832
Alner Nash
J B Brebner first judge
Patrick W. Shuls now says he is well acquainted with John Gilmore described in the foregoing affidavit, and was acquainted with him at the time of the Revolution and familiar with the facts and statements made and stated by the said Alner Nash in said affidavit except as to the first campaign of which he knows nothing and further this deponent saith not.
Patrick W. Shuls
Subscribed & sworn before me September 10 th 1832
J B Brebner first judge Mass. Co.

State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office
ps: I Andrew S. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that James P. Eldridge, before whom the two within Affidavits purport to have been sworn, was, at the date of the same, the first Judge of the County Courts in and for the said County - And that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavits, to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and Seal of Office this ninth day of October 1832 - A. S. Sloan Clk.
State of New York Madison County ps &
I do here by certify that Abner Nash and Patrick W. Shuld the within named deponents did subscribe and swear to the within affidavits before me on the first day of September 1832 I then being first Judge of said County. & I further certify that I am personally acquainted with said Nash and Shuld and that they are Men of unimpeachable character for veracity and that their statements are entitled to credit. May 27th 1833. James P. Eldridge J. P.

John Gilmore for Pension affts of Misses North & Shuls.
10083 v
John Gilmore
Declaration of
return requested to be made to J B Bridgman Hamilton Madison Co. N.Y.
1 Certificate of eligibility of witnesses. 2 copies the types of Form 3 Seal authenticated
Yrd

Learn service not in the corps of Continental Army this allowed
Adm 8mo Serf 8mo-pri Bleed
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office
I, Andrew J. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that James B. Eldridge before whom the within Affidavit purports to have been sworn, and also whose name appears to a foregoing Certificate that Abner Nash & Patrick W. Shiels are credible persons, was, at the date of the same, One of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said County. And that I am acquainted with his handwriting and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit and Certificate to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand & Seal of Office this 10 th day of June 1833.
A. J. Sloan Clk.
John - Gilmer transferred enclosed

22 266 INVALID.
File No. 22, 266
John Gilmore Serg. Genl. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 153
[Arrangement of 1870.]

97. Mr. Gilmore for transfer
cor Sam. H. ... Waterford pa
(for Penn)
Free Pension Claims Hon. Lewis Cass Secretary of War Washington City D. Columbia
Nov. 24. 1854 Amnd. Sec. 20. 1854.

Waterford 14 Nov 1834
J. S. Edwards Esq.
Common Pleas
Sir
The applicant John Gilmore who has sign? the enclosed application for transfer of his name from New York to that of Penn a applied in September last for his Pension in New York, the agent in New York declined to pay stating that Gilmore having drawn his pension once in NY since his removal to Penn a it could not be paid a 2 nd time That he must make application for to be transfer, please to direct his transfer to Waterford Erie County Penn a card of
Your Ob t Serv t
Sam l Hetching